There are 162 public airports in New York. New York's airports are the busiest in the US as they carry more than 100 million passengers each year. New York Airports has the
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The international airports in New York are Albany International Airport in Albany, Buffalo International Airport in Buffalo, Massena International Airport in Massena, John
F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, Plattsburgh International Airport in Plattsburgh, Rochester Greater International
Airport in Rochester and Syracuse Hancock International Airport in Syracuse. In addition to these New York airports, there are other international General Aviation airports
such as Sullivan County International Airport at Monticello, Niagara Falls International Airport at Niagara Falls, Ogdensburg International Airport at Ogdensburg and
Watertown International Airport at Watertown.

Airports are arranged by the number of annual boardings

John F. Kennedy International Airport

John F. Kennedy International Airport Photo by Walter Bibikow

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK,
29,239,151 annual boardings) (colloquially
called Kennedy Airport, JFK Airport, New York-JFK, or simply JFK or Kennedy) is the principal international airport
that serves New York City. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway into North America

The John F. Kennedy International Airport is one of the busiest airports in New York and also in the US. It sees an annual traffic of nearly 41 million passengers. JFK
International Airport offers many services and amenities. There are gift shops, bookstores, barbers, ATMs, banking, duty-free shops, money exchange, shoe cleaners,
florists, restaurants and bars. Apart from that, the airport is handicapped friendly and offers wheelchair access, TTYs and TDDs as well as reduced parking fees for people
with disabilities. There is always help available at JFK Airport. There are nearly 100 airlines flying from this airport. Some of these are Korean Air, Egyptair, China
Airlines, Biman Bangladesh, Lan Peru, Azteca, Kuwait Airways, Aero Mexico, Alitalia, Air India, Continental Express, Icelandair, Lufthansa, Emirates, Comair, British
Airways, Northwest, Virgin Atlantic Olympic and United Airways. Many of these airlines offer to book their tickets online. Some of these airlines also offer special rates
and discounts for booking their tickets online. - List of US Airlines

LaGuardia Airport

LaGuardia Airport

LaGuardia Airport (LGA,
14,762,593 annual boardings) is located the northern
portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is on the waterfront of Flushing and Bowery Bays in East Elmhurst and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria and Jackson Heights. LGA the third busiest airport serving New York City, and the twentieth busiest in the United States. LaGuardia Airport
includes 680 acres, The airport was built on the shores of Flushing Bay in the 1930s when Fiorello La Guardia was mayor.
There are two runways which are only 7,000 feet long, compared with those at John F. Kennedy Airport, which are up to 14,000 feet, and Newark Liberty International Airport, where they are up to 11,000 feet.

The airport site was originally the Gala Amusement Park, owned by the Steinway family.
In 1929, It was razed and converted into a 105-acre private flying field named Glenn H. Curtiss Airport after the pioneer Long Island aviator.
It was later renamed North Beach Airport.

There are four terminals at LGA, marked (A, B, C and D) which are connected by buses and walkways. Signage
all through the terminals was designed by Paul Mijksenaar. Similar to other Port Authority airports, some terminals at LaGuardia are managed and maintained by airlines themselves. Terminal B was under direct Port Authority operation, but as of 2016, operation of Terminal B has been
allocated to private company, LaGuardia Gateway Partners. - List of US Airlines

Buffalo Niagara International Airport

Buffalo Niagara International Airport

Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF,
2,313,724 annual boardings) is
located in Cheektowaga, New York, named after the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.
BUF serves Buffalo, New York and the southern Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. It is the third-busiest airport in the state of New York and the busiest
airport outside of the New York City metropolitan area. It is about 11 miles east of Downtown Buffalo and 60
miles southeast of Toronto (however driving distance is 106 miles. The airport
consists of 1,000 acres of land.

In November of 1997, a new $56 million terminal (at newly named Buffalo-Niagara International Airport) opened
featuring 15 gates. The old terminals were subsequently demolished to provide
for future expansion. In 2001, the new building was extended, increasing the
number of gates to 25. In 2006 the main runway was repaved and extended 750 feet,
the first major upgrade to the runway since 1980 while the secondary runway was extended
by 1,000 feet. - List of US Airlines

In late 2017 the terminal commenced a $65 million renovation and expansion as part of the airport's 2013 sustainable master plan

BUF sits at an elevation of 727. There are two runways at the airport.

Runway 5/23, is 8,829 feet x 150 feet. The main and longest runway at the airport, equipped at both ends with Approach Lighting Systems (ALS).

Albany International Airport

Albany International Airport

Albany International Airport (ALB,
1,388,860 annual boardings) is a public airport
located seven miles northwest of Albany, in Albany County, New York. ALB owned by the Albany County Airport Authority.
The airport includes 1,000 acres of land.
It is an airport of entry in Latham, a hamlet within the town of Colonie. It was built on the site of the Shaker settlement
which is about six miles north of Albany.

The airport was the first, and remains the oldest, municipal airport in the USs. In 1908 the airstrip was
the site of a former polo field on Loudonville Road, located three miles north of the city in the town of Colonie.
The airport was moved to Westerlo Island in 1909, in the city of Albany, but at that time was in the town of Bethlehem; the airport was named at this time. The airport was named after Teddy Roosevelt's son, Quentin, a fighter pilot during World War I.

A new terminal building opened in 1962. It featured. A landside building had ticket counters, a coffee shop, and baggage claim on the first floor and a restaurant, offices and viewing area
were on the second floor. A single-story boarding concourse extended outwards from this building. In 1968 this concourse was widened to allow more concessions and boarding space.
In 1979, the terminal was again expanded again with the addition of a new two-story building attached diagonally to the northwest

A 16,000-square-foot addition to the new terminal to accommodate Southwest Airlines was completed in 2000 and included two new dual jet bridges
allowing passengers to board and deplane from both the front and rear of an aircraft.

Greater Rochester International Airport

Greater Rochester International Airport Photo by dck worldwide

Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC,
1,186,002 annual boardings) is
located three miles southwest of downtown Rochester, in Monroe County, New York. It is owned and operated by Monroe County. The largest airline that serves the airport is Delta Air Lines with 30% of passengers flying on Delta.
ROC is also home to the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, part of the 42nd Infantry Division.

The airport consists 1,136 acres at an elevation of 559 feet. There are three runways:

4/22: is 8,001 x 140 feet built with Concrete

7/25: is 4,000 x 100 feet made of Asphalt

10/28: is 6,401 x 150 feet made of Asphalt

Runways 4/22 and 28 have Instrument Landing System (ILS); runway 4 has a Category II Instrument Landing System (ILS)

Syracuse Hancock International Airport

Syracuse Hancock International Airport

Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR,
1,024,505 annual boardings ) is a joint civil-military airport
located five miles northeast of downtown Syracuse, in Onondaga County, New York The airport is
located off Interstate 81 near Mattydale, New York. The primary terminal complex is at the east end of Colonel Eileen Collins Boulevard.

The airport consists 2,000 acres at an elevation of 421 feet. There are two asphalt runways:

10/28 is 9,003 by 150 feet.

15/33 is 7,500 by 150 feet.

There is an average of 124 inches of snowfall annually in Syracuse, the most of any major city in the US.
However, on average, the airport is closed less than 24 hours annually because
of snow. SYR has received the
Balchen/Post Award for Excellence in the Performance of Snow and Ice Control eight times,
the most recentwas in 2012-2013.

Runway 28 provides for Category II instrument landing system (ILS).

Westchester County Airport

Westchester County Airport Photo by JetBlack Transportation

Westchester County Airport (HPN,
766,170 annual boardings) is a county-owned airport
located in Westchester County, New York, three miles northeast of the central
business district of White Plains, in West Harrison, New York. The airfield is also sometimes
called White Plains Airport and has been identified by this name in the past by the Official Airline Guide (OAG). The airport is
called White Plains for departures and arrivals in other cities.

The airport consists of 702 acres at an elevation of 439 feet above mean sea level.
There are two asphalt paved runways:

16/34 is 6,549 by 150 feet.

11/29 is 4,451 by 150 feet.

Runway 29's threshold is displaced 1,297 feet (395 m) due to trees obstructing the approach path. The trees are 37 feet tall and 370 feet from the end of the runway.

Long Island MacArthur Airport

>Long Island MacArthur Airport Photo by akern.geo

Long Island MacArthur Airport (formerly called Islip Airport) (ISP,
597,133 annual boardings) is a public airport
located in Ronkonkoma, New York on Long Island. The Town of Islip owns and operates the airport, which
handles about two million commercial passengers each year, as well as general aviation. LIMA
consists of 1,311 acres and includes four runways along with two helipads.

Situated between Montauk Point, 72 miles to the east, and Manhattan, 60 miles to the west, MacArthur Airport
handles the suburban Nassau and Suffolk counties as an alternative to the JFK and LaGuardia airports – both in the
New York City borough of Queens. Shuttle buses are available from the airport to the Ronkonkoma Railroad Station.

Airlines serving this airport are American Eagle, Elite Airways, Frontier
Airlines and Southwest Airlines. - List of US Airlines

Stewart International Airport

Stewart International Airport

Stewart International Airport, officially named New York Stewart International Airport (SWF,
140,328), is a public/military airport
located in Orange County, New York It is situated in the southern Hudson Valley, west of Newburgh, and southwest of Poughkeepsie, approximately 60 miles north of Manhattan The airport is in
both the Towns of Newburgh and the Towns of New Windsor.

SWF consists of 1,552 acres at an elevation of 491 feet above mean sea level.
There are two asphalt runways and one helipad.

The east-west runway 9–27 is 11,817 feet long by 150 feet wide, however the landing threshold at each end is displaced 2,000 feet. Aircraft landing to the east have a landing distance available restriction, an additional 1,000-foot reduction in length, making only 8,817 feet
available for landing.

Runway 27 has 9,817 feet available for landing. The full length is available for takeoff in both directions.

Runway 9 has an instrument landing system for category I and category II approaches
with an ALSF2 approach lighting system.

Runway 27 got an instrument landing system in recent years, but with no approach lighting landing minimums for this runway are higher.

Elmira/Corning Regional Airport

Elmira/Corning Regional Airport

Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM,
139,583 annual boardings) is a county-owned public airport
located in Chemung County, New York, seven miles northwest of Elmira and eight miles east of Corning. It is
actually in the town of Big Flats but its mailing address is Horseheads, New York. The airport was formerly
named Elmira Regional Airport.

The airport consists 1,000 acres at an elevation of 954 feet. There are three runways:

6/24 is 8,001 by 150 feet, asphalt.

10/28 is 5,404 by 150 feet, asphalt.

5/23 is 2,017 by 150 feet, turf.

Plattsburgh International Airport

Plattsburgh International Airport Photo by CreditWalk

Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG,
129,622 annual boardings) is a county public use airport three nautical miles south of the central business district of Plattsburgh, a city in Clinton County, New York

The airport is situated on the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base and has been owned by Clinton County
ever since 2002

PBG consists of 1,912 acres at an elevation of 234 feet above mean sea level.
There is one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt/concrete surface measuring 11,759 by 200 feet.

The airport is promoted as "Montreal's U.S. Airport". located 60 miles from Montreal,
three fourths of boarding passengers are Canadian, while everyl sign is in both English and French. It has significant multi-modal capabilities, the airport
even has its own interchange to the Interstate Highway System (Exit 36 of I-87), a direct rail spur from the main Canadian Pacific Railway line between Montreal and New York City, and direct rail and highway access to the Port of Montreal.
- List of US Airlines

Niagara Falls International Airport

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG,
126,028 annual boardings ) is
located four miles east of downtown Niagara Falls, in Niagara County, New York Owned and operated by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, the airport is a joint civil-military airfield and shares its runways with the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. A new terminal building
was completed in 2009.

The airport is in Class D airspace and has a FAA control tower.

The airport consists of 1,067 acres and has three paved runways:

6/24 is 5,189 x 150 feet made of Asphalt

10L/28R is 9,829 x 150 feet made of Asphalt/Concrete

10R/28L is 3,973 x 75 feet made of Asphalt

Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport

>Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport Photo by Kayak

Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH,
88,692 annual boardings) is a county-owned airport
locaed three miles northeast of Ithaca, the county seat and the only city in Tompkins County, New York. Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 103,501 passenger boardings in 2013.

The airport consists of 531 acres at an elevation of 1,099 feet. There are two runways: 14/32 is 6,977 by 150 feet asphalt and 15/33 is 2,018 by 50 feet turf.

The first Ithaca Municipal Airport was west of downtown Ithaca, near the inlet of Cayuga Lake.
Having a single short runway, being close to the Lehigh Valley freight yards on the south side,
and the Cayuga Lake marshes on the north side, and fog in the lake valley
stifled its growth. In 1948, Cornell University launched the existing airport on East Hill and
deeded its ownership to the County in 1956. The initial airport site is now Cass Park, including a hangar which was renovated to house the Hangar Theatre.

Greater Binghamton Airport

Greater Binghamton Airport Photo by FOX 40 WICZ TV

Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM, 68,415
annual boardings) is a
Broome County-owned airport located eight miles north of Binghamton, New York. It is in East Maine, New York and serves the Southern Tier of New York.
The airport was named Broome County Airport into the 1970s. It was renamed Edwin A. Link Field-Broome County Airport to honor the inventor of the aircraft instrument simulator, the Link Trainer, a name it
hekd on to until the 1990s when it was again labeled as Binghamton Regional Airport. The name Greater Binghamton Airport was
selected in 2003. The field is still named in Link's honor.

The airport consists of 1,199 acres at an elevation of 1,636 feet. There are two asphalt runways:
- List of US Airlines

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